LRCX vs. ACLS, VECO, ACMR, ERII, MNTX, IVAC, ASYS, CVV, ASML, and T
Should you be buying Lam Research stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lam Research include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), ACM Research (ACMR), Energy Recovery (ERII), Manitex International (MNTX), Intevac (IVAC), Amtech Systems (ASYS), CVD Equipment (CVV), ASML (ASML), and AT&T (T).
Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Lam Research currently has a consensus price target of $957.95, indicating a potential upside of 5.03%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $169.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Axcelis Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Lam Research.
84.6% of Lam Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Lam Research has higher revenue and earnings than Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lam Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Lam Research had 26 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lam Research and 6 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Axcelis Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lam Research's score of 0.71 indicating that Axcelis Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lam Research has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lam Research has a net margin of 25.35% compared to Axcelis Technologies' net margin of 22.16%. Lam Research's return on equity of 45.96% beat Axcelis Technologies' return on equity.
Lam Research received 838 more outperform votes than Axcelis Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.44% of users gave Lam Research an outperform vote while only 71.65% of users gave Axcelis Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Lam Research beats Axcelis Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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